Rough Diamonds

This is the story of a young man's odyssey, his confrontations with violence and death, set against the backdrop of Mozambique's brutal civil war.It's 1989, David Parker, pacifist and musician, returns to South Africa from political exile and embarks on a quest to recover a cache of uncut diamonds.But the journey ahead is a supreme test of his character and his will to survive. More

Set during Mozambique's brutal civil war.It's 1989 and David Parker returns from exile in Holland to South Africa to attend his brother's funeral. After the funeral, The family attorney, Gary Levin, calls David to his office. David's brother has left a letter - there is a fortune in uncut diamonds buried in Mozambique. And there is a map. Levin wants in. He has a yacht and will help for a share of the stones. David and his best friend, Marizio, set sail on board a 30-foot sailing yacht. But the skipper and his only crew member, a stunning Israeli woman, can't be trusted - there is too much at stake. And there is no country more deadly in southern Africa than Mozambique, where life is as cheap as a bullet.

Gregory Olivier was born in South Africa and grew up in Durban on the coast. His early passions were reading, surfing and playing the guitar. He has been writing since his teens but only tried writing professionally since the year 2000. GQ magazine (South Africa) have featured some of his writing for their cover stories (published under a nom de plume). “I enjoy writing fiction that has some truth behind it and something that is a good page turner. At this time I'm busy on my second book, details will follow soon.”To see reviews on Rough Diamonds: copy and paste this into the web browser: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16064913-rough-diamonds